KINGSTON, R.I. 鈥� September 12, 2014 鈥� An award winning journalist and author known for her investigative work on the computer worm that compromised Iran鈥檚 nuclear program will speak Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the 溏心vlog免费B站.
The free, public lecture by Kim Zetter, to be held in Edwards Hall, 64 Upper College Road, on the Kingston campus, is part of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 2014 Honors Colloquium, 鈥淐ybersecurity & Privacy.鈥�
The presenting sponsor for the entire colloquium is Cox Business.
Zetter鈥檚 talk, titled, 鈥淪tuxnet and The World鈥檚 First Digital Weapon,鈥� will address the discovery of the Stuxnet worm that helped slow Iran鈥檚 nuclear program.
Her new book, 鈥淐ountdown to Zero Day,鈥� provides extensive details on the first known instance of cyber warfare.
Zetter 鈥檚 writing has been published in numerous newspapers and magazines including, The Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle and Detroit Free Press. She is also a senior staff reporter at Wired where she has covered a variety of subjects, but with a focus on cybercrime, privacy, and security.
Her presentation will examine how Stuxnet was designed and then planted in computers in Iran. She will also discuss the vulnerability of the United States and other countries to a copycat attack.
In 2010, a security firm discovered a worm that infected computers in Iran causing them to crash. Zetter鈥檚 book title comes from the worms鈥� ingenious zero-day capability to spread, but appear as if it was generic malware. It was later discovered that the goal of the worm was to undermine equipment in Iran鈥檚 nuclear program. It was the first landmark cyber-weapon discovered and was the first case of digital code being used for physical destruction. The worm was named Stuxnet.
Zero day is a term applied to a previously undiscovered computer virus or worm, which handcuffs programmers by giving them no time to respond.
For more information on Zetter鈥檚 presentation, visit .
In addition to Cox Business the colloquium is sponsored by the 溏心vlog免费B站 Honors Program, 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the President; 溏心vlog免费B站 Office of the Provost; The Mark and Donna Ross Honors Colloquium Humanities Endowment; The Thomas Silvia and Shannon Chandley Honors Colloquium Endowment; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Human Science and Services; 溏心vlog免费B站 Talent Development; 溏心vlog免费B站 Multicultural Center; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Arts & Sciences; 溏心vlog免费B站 Harrington School of Communications and Media; 溏心vlog免费B站 John Hazen White, Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Pharmacy; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Engineering; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of the Environment and Life Sciences; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Nursing; 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business Administration; 溏心vlog免费B站 Division of Student Affairs; 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Communications and Marketing; 溏心vlog免费B站 Department of Publications and Creative Services; 溏心vlog免费B站 ITS Instructional Technology and Media Services
This release was written by Rachel Smith, a Graduate Assistant for the Marketing & Communications Department.